On the optimum thermal design of individual longitudinal fins with rectangular profile

Heat Transfer Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-71

  Casarosa, Claudio ^a   Franco, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 0035240737     PISSN: 01457632     EISSN: 15210537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01457630117894     Document Type: Article

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